CPSO Dive Team To Be Certified As Underwater Criminal Investigators

Lake Charles --

The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office Dive Team will complete an Underwater Criminal Investigators course today. The CPSO Dive Team will be the first dive team in the state of Louisiana to
be certified as Underwater Criminal Investigators. CPSO Sgt. Ryan Mareno is one of only three instructors in the United States who can certify divers as UCI Divers.

The Underwater Criminal Investigators Course is UCI's foundation course designed to give divers the knowledge, skills, and abilities to succeed and survive as a true professional Underwater
Criminal Investigator. It is a four day hands-on training program that involves one day of classroom and three days of intensive open-water training. This course prepares divers by building
their search skills, molding them into a true recovery diver. The focus is on developing their underwater recovery skills which in turn increases their comfort level and their contribution to the
search. UCI divers become a part of the investigation; a contributor to the case; and a part of the investigative team.